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Botanical Name | Melaleuca leucadendron |
Method Of Extraction | Steam Distilled |
Parts Used | Leaves and twigs |
CAS No.: | 8008-98-8 |
Country of Origin | Indonesia |
Cajuput oil is obtained by distillation of leaves, which are collected in autumn. First these leaves are steeped for a night in water and then distilled in copper vessels. The yield is light, thin, and bluish-green in color that has peculiar, agreeable and distinctly camphoraceous odor. It also has an aromatic, bitterish taste with specific gravity of 0.922 to 0.929 at 15° C. (59° F).
Main Constituents: cineol
Odor:: Colourless to pale yellow
Cajuput oil helps in cooling down body and helps with infections like colds, laryngitis & bronchitis. It is also helpful for sinusitis, asthma and sore throat. It helps in calming digestive system, enteritis, soothes colic, dysentery and vomiting. Further, spasms, rheumatism, arthritis and muscular aches & pains can also benefit from it.
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